Nigeria is honored with bunches of skilled football players and some of them play for the best alliances and groups on the planet.
While numerous have been able to highlight for the Super Eagles over the span of their vocations, a few others will never get the chance to play for their mother country.
We story a gander at some of these players, who might conceivably never play for the Nigerian national group, because of their blended roots and inclination of their nations of origin.
1. Chuba Akpom
He is at present on credit at Hull City from Arsenal FC. The youthful striker, who was destined to a Nigerian father and an English mother has spoken to England at different youth levels and has even implied that he might never play for Nigeria.
At the point when asked where he sees himself a long time from now amid a Q and A session on Twitter, he said: "Ideally as yet playing for Arsenal and the England senior group as well. I need to copy the Arsenal legends."
2. Jordan Ibe
The Liverpool FC winger is another footballer of Nigerian plunge lost to England. Conceived Jordan Ashley Femi Ibe, he is a winger c*m striker and has played his whole vocation at Anfield.
Ibe has spoken to England at different youth groups. Sunday Oliseh had a go at convincing him to play for the Super Eagles, however on 13 September, it was affirmed that Ibe had submitted his worldwide future to England.
3. David Alaba
David Olatokunbo Alaba was conceived in Vienna to a Filipino mother (a medical caretaker) and a Nigerian father (a DJ and previous rapper). He right now plays for Bayern Munich and the Austrian national football group.
Alaba was instrumental in Bayern's treble winning group last season. He has assumed a huge number of parts, including focal midfield, right and left wing. In October 2009, he was rung to the senior Austria national group for a match against France. He has subsequent to been topped 26 times by Austria.
He is presently apparently one of the best left backs on the planet.
4. Ross Barkley
With a Nigerian fatherly granddad, he was qualified to speak to Nigeria prior in his profession, yet picked to speak to his nation of conception. He has spoken to England at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-20, under-21 and senior level.
He scored his first objective for England under-21's on 13 August 2013, in a 6–0 win against Scotland.
Barkley was rung to the senior England squad in August 2013, and earned his first senior top the next month, going ahead as a substitute for Jack Wilshere in a 4–0 win in a World Cup qualifier against Moldova at Wembley.
5. Sidney Sam
Destined to a German mother and Nigerian father, Sam chose at an opportune time to speak to his nation of conception. Subsequent to featuring in Germany's under-19 and under-20 groups, Sam made his senior worldwide presentation for Germany in an agreeable amusement against Ecuador in Boca Raton, Florida. Sam was named to the 30-man temporary squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup by German national group supervisor, Joachim Löw.
6. Gabriel Agbonlahor
Gabriel Imuetinyan "Gabby" Agbonlahor (conceived 13 October 1986). Agbonlahor was destined to a Nigerian father and a Scottish mother in Birmingham. His heritage qualifies him to play for Scotland or Nigeria at worldwide level, however he decided to play for his country of England.
Agbonlahor is a result of Aston Villa's Academy and still plays for the club. He is likewise Aston Villa's untouched driving Premier League goalscorer. On 19 November, he made his global presentation against Germany. He played for 76 minutes. From that point forward he has earned just three tops for the English national group.
7. Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor
Adebayor was conceived in Togo to Nigerian folks and plays for Tottenham Hotspurs in England and the Togolese National Team.
He's beforehand played for AS Monaco, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Manchester City.
Adebayor was voted African Player of the Year in 2008. He has played for Togo 57 times.
8. Nedum Onuoha
Chinedum "Nedum" Onuoha (conceived 12 November 1986) plays for Queens Park Rangers. He is a protector, typically utilized as an inside back, yet he can likewise play at right back or left back. Conceived in Warri, Nigeria, Onuoha was raised in Manchester, England.
In March 2007, Onuoha got a global ring from Nigeria, however declared he might want to speak to England at full worldwide level.
On the other hand, he has following conceded that he would play at the FIFA World Cup for Nigeria if he somehow happened to be rung. Onuoha has never been topped by England at worldwide level.
9. Oguchi Onyewu
Oguchialu Chijioke "Oguchi" Onyewu is an American focal shield who is at present a free operators. Onyewu's guardians moved to the United States from Nigeria to study in Washington, D.C. They are from the Igbo ethnic individuals of Nigeria. He showed up for the senior national group on October 13, 2004, against Panama. Onyewu has been topped by USA 64 times. Oguchi still remains a free operators in the wake of Sporting reported the end of his agreement by shared assent.
10. Dennis Aogo
Destined to a Nigerian father and a German mother, Aogo experienced childhood in Oberreut, a suburb in the south-west of Karlsruhe in Germany. Aogo is fit for playing either as a left back or as a protective midfielder. He right now plays for FC Schalke 04 (on advance from Hamburger SV). Nigeria allowed him to play at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa however Aogo reported that he would play for Germany.
He made his national group debut for Germany in a well disposed match against Malta in a 3–0 triumph on 13 May 2010, playing 79 minutes, before being supplanted by Jérôme Boateng. He has been topped 12 times sand very little has been found out about him from that point forward.
Source:- YNaija
